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Chamber and committees

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee


Minutes: 20 May 2025

Tuesday, 20 May 2025

13th Meeting, 2025

Start time:09:30am
End time: 12:02pm
Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
Published: Wednesday, 21 May 2025

Minutes


1. Civil Legal Aid Inquiry:

The Committee took evidence from—

Kevin Kane, Chief Executive, Shared Parenting Scotland;

Fiona McPhail, Lecturer in Social Justice, University of Glasgow;

Dr Marsha Scott, Chief Executive, Scottish Women's Aid;

Sabir Zazai, Chief Executive, Scottish Refugee Council;

and then from—

Professor Katie Boyle, Chair of Human Rights Law and Social Justice, School of Law, University of Strathclyde;

Dr Ben Christman, Legal Director, Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland.


2. Civil Legal Aid Inquiry (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 1.


3. British Sign Language Inquiry (In Private):

The Committee further considered and agreed its approach to the inquiry, including a programme of oral evidence.


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